Nose-guard.



E. R. TWlT'CHELL.

NosE GUARD.

APPLICATION FILED 0CT.19. 1917-l Patented Mar. 18, 1919.

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`Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Mar, 18, 1919i Applicationfiled October 19, 191'?.y Serial No. 197,489.

T 0 all 'whom t may concern! Be it known that I, EDWARD R. TWITCHELL, acitizen of the United States, residing .at Fargo, in the county of CassandState of North Dakota, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Nose-Guards;

and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in nose guards,and more particularly to Ventilating means therefor, the main object ofthe invention being to provide a nose guard of this character which willeectively guard the-nose of the horse or other animal, and isparticularly adapted for use in those parts of the country inhabited byflies that are very annoying to the horse and very partial to the horsesnose.

A further object of the invention is to provide a nose guard havingVentilating VVmeans which will admit a sufficient supply of air and yetprevent the entrance of flies or other insects.

A further object of the invention is to provide a nose guard having aventilator opening adapted to be arranged in juxtaposition to theliorses nostrils and which is provided with danglers that normally hangdown over the ventilator opening to serve as a means to prevent theentrance of flies or other insects.

With these and other objects in view as will appear as the descriptionproceeds, the invention comprises the various novel features ofconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be fullydescribed hereinafter and' afterward specifically claimed.

Referring to drawings:

Figure l represents a perspective view of my improved construction ofnose guard operatively attached in position,

Fig. 2 represents a plan view of modified form of the nose guard,

Fig. 3 represents an enlarged detail elevation of a modified form of theventilator opening,

Fig. 4 represents a vertical sectional view taken on a plane indicatedby the line 4.-4 on Fig. 3.

In order that the construction and operation of the invention may bereadily comprehended, I have illustrated an approved embodiment Vthereofin the accompanying drawings, and will now proceed to fully descrlbe thesame, in connection with said drawings, in which 1 indicates a cupshaped nose guard which is constructed in this instance of suitable wirefabric, the upper circumferential edge thereof being bound by a suitablebinding 2. Supporting rings 3 are attached to the nose guard atdiametrically.

opposite points and serve as a means by which the guard may be attachedand supported over the nose of the horse or other animal.

The nose guard is provided with a ventilator opening 4 which in thisinstance is semi-circular, and has the edges thereof bound by a suitablebinding 5. Flexible strips 6 embrace the material at each end of thesemi-circular opening and have their terminal ends secured togetherthrough the wire fabric by suitable fastening means as indicated by thenumeral 7.

Danglers 8, which in this instance consist of pieces of chain, havetheir upper ends rigidly attached to the upper edge of the opening 4 andnormally hang down over the opening.

As shown the opening 4 in the nose guard is arranged in juxtaposition tothe nostrils of the .animal to permit of free breathing, the danglersserving to effectively prevent the admittance of flies or other insectswhich are partial to the animals nose and very annoying.

In Fig. 2 will be seen a slightly different form of the nose ard inwhich a strap 9 is positioned centra ly across the opening 4a and hasits terminal ends secured to the opposite edges thereof. This strap 9will serve to prevent the enlargement and distortion of the opening.

If desirable, danglers 8b may be suspended across the opening 4a, asclearly shown in Fig. 3. These danglers are each secured at their upperends by rivets or other suitable fastening means 10 which extend throughthe binding 5 and the wire fabric.

From the foregoing construction of nose guard, it will be apparent thatthe ventilating means will admit of an adequate supply of fresh air andyet will not become clogged or obstructed by dirt or other foreignmatter, as ordinarily the wire fabric does.

What I claim as new, is

1. A nose guard having a closed body formed of continuous wire fabricand prof vided in its side with a breather opening disposed to exposethe nostrils of the animal'` When the guard is in applied position, and

danglers attached at one end to said guard each having a free enddepending over said breather opening.- I K 2. A nose guard constructedoi Wirefabrio i and provided With an opening, a'bin'ding for l the edgesof said opening, reinforcing means for said opening, and danglers eachhaving Copies oifl'this patent may be obtained for i tvvo subscribingWitnesses.

EDWARD R. TWITCHELL. Vitnes'ses:

ED. C. ANDERSON, L. C. TAYLOR'.

ve dents each, by addressing" the #Commissioner of'Patts, Washington,I). C.

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